Item allocation method, system and program for workflow system

Abstract

Clients are prevented from issuing allocation requests to the same items by using a condition depending upon work and a selection key when selecting items to be allocated. By thus selecting allocation subjects so as not to cause competition and thereby reducing exclusive waiting, the efficiency of allocation processing in a large scale workflow system can be raised.

1 . In a workflow system that a plurality of computers and a server connected to said computers are included and items are processed in said computers in accordance with a business process including one or more previously defined works, an item allocation method in said server comprising the steps of: 
 previously providing said server with an item extraction condition table including an item acquisition range condition and an item selection key;    receiving an item acquisition request from a computer included in said computers;    extracting items satisfying said item acquisition range condition, based on said received item acquisition request and said item acquisition range condition;    selecting one item from among said extracted items by using said item selection key; and    transmitting said selected item to said computer that transmitted said item acquisition request.    
     
     
         2 - 12 . (canceled)